Enriched classic

Presents Homer's epic in which Greek hero Odysseus makes his long and treacherous journey home from the Trojan War while his wife and son are forced to scheme to protect his throne; and includes an introduction, time line, outline of key themes, explanatory notes, critical analyses, and discussion questions.

An autobiographical account by the runaway slave Frederick Douglass that chronicles his experiences with his owners and overseers, and discusses how slavery affected both slaves and slaveholders.

Presents Victor Hugo's classic novel about convict Jean-Valjean who struggles to escape his past in a world of poverty and ignorance during the French Revolution; and includes explanatory notes, chronology of the author's life and work, critical analysis, timeline of important events, and an outline of key themes and plots.

Presents the classic novel by Robert Louis Stevenson about a sixteen-year-old orphan who is kidnapped by his villainous uncle.

Presents Upton Sinclair's classic novel, which depicts the conditions of the Chicago stockyards through the eyes of a young Lithuanian immigrant struggling in early-twentieth-century America, and includes a historical time line, a theme and plot outline, critical analyses, and other study tools.

Presents two novels by English writer Joseph Conrad, including "Heart of Darkness, " a story that exposes the European exploitation of Africa, and "The Secret Sharer" which describes the conflict of a captain torn between his duty to his ship and his loyalty to a young officer.

Presents the complete text to Jonathan Swift's classic novel "Gulliver's Travels" along with "A Modest Proposal, " a political satire, and contains a chronology of Swift's life and works, timeline of significant events, explanatory and textual notes, and critical essays.

Pip, an orphan in Victorian England, learns that a mysterious benefactor has ensured that he will be educated and raised as a gentleman. Includes a selection of study aids.

Presents Mary Shelley's classic novel "Frankenstein, " and contains a concise introduction, chronology of Shelley's life, an outline of key themes and plots, explanatory notes, and critical analysis.

Ethan Frome, a poor farmer in nineteenth-century Starkfield, Massachusetts, sets off a devastating chain of events when he falls in love with the vivacious Mattie, cousin of his sickly, demanding wife. Includes background information, an outline of key themes and plot points, explanatory notes, and other study aids.